“John has a wealth of experience in growing and scaling companies from scratch” said Jamie Cutter, founder and CEO of Houses ATL. “From our initial meeting, John has provided helpful and thoughtful insight and advice. I look forward to our continued partnership, and I’m confident that John is going to make a positive impact on our company as a member of our board of directors as we continue to gain market share.”

“I am thrilled to have John join Houses ATL as a member of the board of directors” adds Chris Simpson, Managing Broker of Houses ATL. “I look forward to the assistance that John brings to our team as we continue to grow.”

“It’s been exciting to watch Jamie and his talented team grow Houses ATL’s real estate brokerage and investment business,” said John Chen. “The Atlanta metropolitan area has excellent demographic characteristics, a strong growth profile, and provides an excellent base of operations in the Southeastern United States. Jamie has been able to assemble a world-class team of not only real estate professionals, but also leaders in technology and business. I am particularly impressed with Houses ATL’s approach in incorporating data and technology to innovate in the real estate industry, and I look forward to assisting Jamie and his team in realizing their vision.”

John Chen graduated with honors from Yale University with a BA in Economics. John began his career as an investment banker with UBS Investment Bank in New York City with a focus on technology. At UBS, John advised and arranged financing for the $4.5 billion acquisition of Travelport by Blackstone, the $1.4 billion sale of Atlanta-based Worldspan to Travelport, and the $700 million initial public offering of Orbitz Worldwide. After UBS, John joined Vector Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm with $3.3 billion in capital under management, specializing in transformational investments in established technology businesses. John subsequently joined Google, Inc. and focused on helping Google grow and manage business units at scale. After Google, John served as the founding Chief Financial Officer of MoPub, Inc, a San Francisco and New York City based technology company. Under John’s leadership, MoPub expanded headcount from 10 to over 100 worldwide as revenue grew from pre-revenue to over $100 million in revenue while achieving EBITDA profitability. John assisted in raising 3 rounds of equity capital totalling $20 million and negotiated the acquisition of MoPub by Twitter for $350 million. John is a guest speaker and contributor to the Yale Entrepreneurs and Investors Network. John also actively volunteers with Telluride Association – a Cornell University based nonprofit organization that creates and fosters educational communities that teach leadership and service through democratic participation.

About Houses ATL

Houses ATL is Atlanta’s leading independent full service discount real estate brokerage and investment firm serving all of metropolitan Atlanta. Led by founder and CEO, Jamie Cutter, Houses ATL has grown revenue over 300% month over month by focusing on providing exceptional service to residential real estate buyers and sellers across the price point spectrum. The team currently has over twenty licensed real estate agents and anticipates doubling by the end of 2017. The company has more than two decades of experience in real estate, not only as brokers but also as principal investors in both residential and commercial markets. Houses ATL has been recognized numerous times by Zillow, Inc. as the top premier agent in metro Atlanta. In addition, Houses ATL has garnered the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry on several platforms, including a perfect 5 star rating on Zillow. Houses ATL prides itself in innovation in the real estate industry, investing heavily in both front office and back office technologies in order to assist real estate agents in the field, ultimately strengthening the customer experience. The investment in technology provides financial efficiencies which allows the company to pass the savings on to the customer in the form of reduced seller commissions and a buyer’s reward program. Houses ATL has one of the largest real estate investment portfolios of its brokerage peers in metro Atlanta, owning and managing more than 50 single family homes, several commercial properties and a large residential development project located in Fulton County, Georgia near the Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Airport. A crown jewel of the company’s commercial holdings is an office building located near the new Atlanta Braves stadium, SunTrust Park. Houses ATL is a member of the Atlanta Board of Realtors, the Cobb Association of Realtors and the Smyrna Business Association. Houses ATL is located at 860 Concord Rd SE, Smyrna, GA 30080.

Jamie Cutter is a successful entrepreneur and real estate investor. A native South Carolinian, Jamie graduated from Clemson University and later obtained his MBA from Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia where he currently resides. Jamie began his career as a commercial banker and worked with Wachovia, JPMorgan Chase and SunTrust, where he consistently ranked in the top 5% of sales production company-wide. After a successful six year stint, Jamie decided to pursue his entrepreneurial calling. With over a decade of experience and over one hundred principal real estate transactions in his portfolio, Jamie is determined to grow the brokerage division of Houses ATL. Outside of real estate, Jamie is currently in the process of creating a non-profit organization as a way to give back for all that he’s been blessed with. Jamie enjoys staying active, writing songs and volunteering in community events around Atlanta.